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n partnership with Transparent Productions and Integrity Music, award-winning songwriter, artist, and worship leader Matt Redman launches WOR/TH, a unique series aimed to equip and encourage songwriters, worship leaders, musicians, pastors, and worship teams. Created by Redman to come back to both the heart and the mind of worship, the first of the WOR/TH series will kick off as a one-day worship and theology seminar on Wednesday, October 25.

Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Lynda Randle announces a new Gospel EP, By The Riverside, set for release on September 22 via Gaither Music Group. One of the most beloved talents on the Gaither Homecoming Video Series and stages (her arrangement of “God On The Mountain” is the most popular video on the Gaither Music TV YouTube channel, with over 74 million views), Randle takes the listener to church with this encouraging, six-song collection of timeless Gospel favorites.

Chris Tomlin, touted by Time Magazine as the “most often sung artist in the world,” is celebrating the 21st #1 radio single of his career with the Grammy-nominated song “Holy Forever.” The song is on the top of both Billboard’s Christian Airplay and AC charts as well as both MediaBase’s Christian AC and Christian Audience charts this week. Chris wrote the song with Jenn Johnson and Brian Johnson of Bethel Music, Phil Wickham, and Jason Ingram.

Centricity Music’s singer/songwriter, Billboard Chartbreaker Katy Nichole was singing in her church choir long before 150+ million people around the world heard her 2022 Dove Award-nominated, K-LOVE Fan Award-winning “In Jesus Name (God of Possible).” The track became the biggest hit this decade on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, crowning the list for a record-breaking 20 weeks, and is now RIAA Certified Gold®.

Syntax Creative is excited to announce their new partnership with GRAMMY nominated and thirteen-time Dove Award winning songwriter, Cindy Morgan and her recently launched, Roho Records. The Nashville-based songwriter’s upcoming project will be a series of singles in anticipation of her new album, 'The Sounds of Jubilee. '

Transparent Productions presents the Fall 2023 Danny Gokey "Stay Strong Tour" with his friend Austin French ("Born Again," "Freedom Hymn") and introducing Natalie Layne. Following up on the successful "Jesus People" tour this year, Gokey is revamping his tour this fall with a fresh approach. The 20+ city nationwide tour will feature a unique opportunity to hear new arrangements of old favorites, as well as some of the stories behind the songs that will inspire, refresh and challenge you to 'stay strong' in the midst of whatever life might bring.

sixstepsrecords / Capitol CMG's Passion has released a special album recorded live from LIFT: Creative Conference at Passion City Church in Atlanta. The eight-track album, Live From LIFT: Creative Conference, invites listeners to have their own personal encounter with Jesus while sharing in this intimate moment of worship from the annual conference.

Award-winning artist and songwriter Matthew West extends his "My Story Your Glory Tour" into this fall. Sponsored by Altrua and World Vision, the tour, which kicked off this past spring, will visit 20 additional markets throughout October and November.

It’s history in the making. For the first time ever, iconic country music groups ALABAMA and The Oak Ridge Boys have recorded together in-studio. "Jesus and John Wayne,” a new collaborative effort from two of the biggest bands in country music history, pays tribute to gospel music’s most legendary husband/wife songwriting duo, Bill and Gloria Gaither. The song was released to radio today and goes for adds on August 28.

GRAMMY®-nominated, Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Ryan Stevenson will be spotlighted on two of the world’s most prestigious stages in August. The “Eye of the Storm” hitmaker is set for his Grand Ole Opry debut on the heels of his first-time performance at Colorado’s renowned Red Rocks Amphitheatre.